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Intellipedia is a series of three wikis that runs on JWICS, SIPRNet, and Intelink-U. They are used by the 16 agencies that comprise the United States intelligence community. It is not open to the public. Image File history File links Intellipedia. ... Image File history File links Intellipedia. ... Look up Wiki in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... The SIPRNet (Secret [formerly Secure] Internet Protocol Router Network) is a system of interconnected computer networks used by the U.S. Department of Defense to transmit classified information (up to and including information classified SECRET//NOFORN) by packet switching over the TCP/IP protocols in a completely secure environment. ... Intelink is the name of the classified and highly secure intranet used by the US intelligence community. ... The Intelligence Community of the United States is an organization of several executive branch agencies within the federal government that are responsible for foreign and domestic intelligence, military planning, and espionage. ...

Intellipedia is a project of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); DNI CIO Intelligence Community Enterprise Services (ICES) office headquartered in Fort Meade, Maryland. As of October 2006, it contains over 28,000 pages and 3,600 users.^[1] It includes information on the areas, people and issues of interest to those communities. Intellipedia uses MediaWiki, the same software used by the Wikipedia free-content encyclopedia project.^[2] The ODNI says that the project will help revolutionize the prevailing culture of the U.S. intelligence community, widely blamed for failing to "connect the dots" before the attacks of September 11, 2001. Seal of the United States Office Director of National Intelligence, an independent agency of the US government that is charged by law to assist the Director of National Intelligence carryout its duties. ... Intelink is the name of the classified and highly secure intranet used by the US intelligence community. ... Fort George G. Meade, 5 miles (8 km) northeast of the town of Laurel, Maryland, is a semi-active US Army installation. ... Official language(s) None (English, de facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area  Ranked 42nd  - Total 12,417 sq mi (32,160 km²)  - Width 90 miles (145 km)  - Length 249 miles (400 km)  - % water 21  - Latitude 37°53N to 39°43N  - Longitude 75°4W to 79°33... October 2006 is the tenth month of that year and has yet to occur. ... MediaWiki is a wiki software package licensed under the GNU General Public License. ... Wikipedia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The World Trade Center on fire The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. ...

Other versions are available on the U.S. Government Secret Internet PRotocol network known as SIPRNet and the Sensitive but Unclassified Network (SBU). SBU users can access Intellipedia from remote terminals outside their workspaces via a VPN. The SIPRNet is intended to serve a similar purpose for U.S. diplomats and Department of Defense personnel who are the predominant users of this network. Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) users share information on the unclassified network. The SIPRNet (Secret [formerly Secure] Internet Protocol Router Network) is a system of interconnected computer networks used by the U.S. Department of Defense to transmit classified information (up to and including information classified SECRET//NOFORN) by packet switching over the TCP/IP protocols in a completely secure environment. ... An example of a U.S. classified document; page 13 of a U.S. National Security Agency report [1] on the USS Liberty incident, partially declassified and released to the public in July 2003. ... A Virtual Private Network, or VPN, is a private communications network usually used within a company, or by several different companies or organizations, communicating over a public network. ... Diplomat redirects here. ... The United States Department of Defense (DOD or DoD) is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the military. ... Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) is an intelligence gathering discipline that involves collecting information from open sources and analyzing it to produce usable intelligence. ...

Intellipedia differences from Wikipedia

Intellipedia also contains a great deal of non-encyclopedic content including meeting notes and items of internal, administrative interest. The wiki provides so much flexibility that several offices throughout the community are using it to maintain and transfer knowledge on daily operations and events. Anyone with access to read it has permission to create and edit articles after registering and acquiring an account with Intelink. Since Intellipedia is intended to be a platform for harmonizing the various points of view of the agencies and analysts of the Intelligence Community, Intellipedia does not enforce a neutral point of view policy.^[3] Instead, viewpoints are attributed to the agencies, offices, and individuals participating, with the hope that a consensus view will emerge. Look up Wiki in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Intelink is the name of the classified and highly secure intranet used by the US intelligence community. ... The Intelligence Community of the United States is an organization of several executive branch agencies within the federal government that are responsible for foreign and domestic intelligence, military planning, and espionage. ... shut up chris See also Wikipedia:Neutral point of view Wikipedias neutrality policy. ...

Why Intellipedia was created

Intellipedia was created to share information on some of the most difficult subjects facing U.S. intelligence and bring cutting-edge technology (Web 2.0 into its ever-more-youthful workforce.^[4] It also allows information to be assembled and reviewed by a wide variety of sources and agencies, to address concerns that pre-war intelligence that did not include robust dissenting opinions on Iraq's alleged weapons programs.^[5] A number of projects are underway to explore the use of the Intellipedia for the creation of traditional Intelligence Community products. In the summer of 2006 a National Intelligence Estimate on Nigeria was started using Intellipedia as the main collaboration tool.^[1] Web 2. ... National Intelligence Estimates (NIEs) express the coordinated judgments of the US Intelligence Community, and thus represent the most authoritative assessment of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) with respect to a particular national security issue. ...

Richard Russell, Deputy Assistant Director of National Intelligence for Information Sharing Customer Outreach (ISCO) said it was created so "analysts in different agencies that work X or Y can go in and see what other people are doing on subject X or Y and actually add in their two cents worth ... or documents that they have." "What we’re after here is "decision superiority," not "information superiority"," he said. "We have to get inside the decision cycle of the enemy. We have to be able to discover what they’re doing and respond to it effectively."^[2] The post of National Intelligence Director was created in the wake of the September 11th attacks to be in charge of 12-plus intelligence agencies. ... The speedy deletion of this page is contested. ...

Potential problems

Some are concerned that individual intelligence agencies will create their own wikis, draining ideas and input from the Intellipedia.^[6] Sean Dennehy, a CIA official involved in integrating the system into the intelligence fabric, said disseminating material to the widest possible audience of analysts is key to avoiding mistakes. He said analysts from multiple agencies had used the network to post frequent updates on recent events, including the crash of a small plane into a New York City apartment building last month and North Korea's test of a missile in July.^[7]

Some view it as a risk because it allows greater information to be viewed and shared^[8], yet according to Michael Wertheimer, Negroponte's assistant deputy director for analysis, the risk is "worth it." The project was greeted initially with "a lot of resistance," said Wertheimer, because it runs counter to past practice that sought to limit the pooling of information.^[9] He said there are risks in everything that everyone does, "the key is risk management, not risk avoidance." Some encouragement has been necessary to spur contributions from the traditional intelligence community.^[10] However, he said the system appeals to the new generation of intelligence analysts because "this is how they like to work" and "it's a new way of thinking." ^[11][12] Dr. Michael Wertheimer was appointed as Assistant Deputy Director and Chief Technology Officer, Office of the Director of National Intelligence for Analysis on October 31, 2005. ... John Dimitri Negroponte (born July 21, 1939 in the United Kingdom) (IPA ) is a Greek-American career diplomat. ...

Community

An Intellipedia shovel. The handle says "I dig Intellipedia! It's wiki wiki, Baby".

Intellipedia champions award shovels to users to reward exemplary Wiki "gardening" and to encourage others in the community to contribute. A template with a picture of the shovel, specifically a trowel, was also created to place on user pages for Intellipedians to show their "gardening" status. The idea was inspired by the barnstar,^[13] which is used on both Wikipedia and MeatballWiki for similar purposes. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 1985 KB) Other versions Originally from en. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 1985 KB) Other versions Originally from en. ... MeatballWiki is a wiki dedicated to online communities, culture and hypermedia. ...

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "U.S. intelligence unveils spy version of Wikipedia", Reuters, 2006-10-31. Retrieved on 2006-11-01.
2. ^ ^{a b} Wikipedia for Intel Officers Proves Useful. National Defense Magazine (November 2006). Retrieved on 2006-11-01.
3. ^ "Open-Source Spying", New York Times Magazine, December 2006. Retrieved on 2006-12-03.
4. ^ Over 3,600 intelligence professionals tapping into "Intellipedia"
5. ^ Data from spies now assembled wiki-style, Los Angeles Times, November 2006
6. ^ http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2006/11/intellipedia.html#comment-25336444 Intellipedia Discussion and the IC
7. ^ http://esenai.com/blog/intellipedia/people/michael_wertheimer/ Intellipedia Roundtable Discussion
8. ^ U.S. intelligence unveils spy version of Wikipedia
9. ^ US spies create their own 'Wiki' intelligence
10. ^ http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2006-11-02-intellipedia_x.htm
11. ^ http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2006-11-02-intellipedia_x.htm
12. ^ US spies create their own 'Wiki' intelligence
13. ^ EEK Speaks. Eugene Eric Kim's Blog. Retrieved on 2006-11-01.

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External links

• "The wiki and the blog: toward a complex adaptive intelligence community", D. Calvin Andrus, September 2005.
• "Connecting the Virtual Dots: How the Web Can Relieve Our Information Glut and Get Us Talking to Each Other", Matthew S. Burton, Studies in Intelligence, September 2005
• "Wikis and blogs" presentation by D. Calvin Andrus at the Knowledge Management Conference and Exhibition, April 21, 2006.
• Text of the speech by Thomas Fingar at The DNI's Information Sharing Conference and Technology Exposition, August 21, 2006.
• "Rants + raves: agent of change", Wired, September 2006.
• "Spy agencies adapt social software, federated search tools", Government Computer News, September 25, 2006.
• "U.S. intelligence unveils spy version of Wikipedia", Reuters, October 31, 2006
• "'Intellipedia'? CIA jumps on wiki wagon", Yale Daily News, November 2, 2006.
• "A Wikipedia of secrets", The Washington Post, November 5, 2006.